Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in patients without HIV infection: A retrospective analysis over 3 years

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 203-210

  del Giudice, Ginevra ^a   Iadevaia, Carlo ^a   Santoro, Giulia ^b   Moscariello, Emilio ^b   Smeraglia, Riccardo ^b   Marzo, Carlo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA probes; Lung infection; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Radiological criteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; ITALY; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL LUNG INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SPUTUM CULTURE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 80053030456     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2010.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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